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Re Bobby Moore, it's certainly true that he was desperate to get out of of West Ham, and only the 'club-friendly' contract laws at the time prevented him from joining up with his mate Greavesie.
Of the many hilarious things about West ham, this 'Moore than a club' guff about a player they effectively held in contractual chains, and then didn't treat particularly well afterwards, is right up there to uphold their comedy gold status.
http://observer.theguardian.com/osm/story/0,,1541919,00.html
This article is good for showing a side to Moore and West Ham, ('Less than a club'), that is not so trumpeted by the Hammers PR machine.
Here's a substantial quote
'Moore left West Ham on bad terms and was never again fully welcome at the club. The dispute went back to 1966 when he had sought a move to Tottenham; he believed that, with Spurs, he would have a better chance of winning the title. West Ham refused to sell - as the club was entitled to do in the era before freedom of contract - and Moore's determination to go almost prevented him from playing in the World Cup.
When his contract expired on 30 June, he was not only unattached to a club, but unaffiliated to the FA and ineligible to play for the national team. Alf Ramsey had to summon Moore and the West Ham manager, Ron Greenwood, to the England squad's base at Hendon before the two sides agreed to resolve their differences.
The dispute simmered on and, when Greenwood vetoed another transfer to Spurs four years later - which Moore, then 29, saw as his last chance of a big move - the relationship between the two deteriorated further. Finally, Moore was told he could leave on a personally lucrative free transfer at the end of the 1973-74 season.
West Ham reneged even on that promise and sold him to Fulham for £25,000. Although he still held the affection of the fans, Moore never went back to Upton Park, except for work. A friend told me how, driving through east London, Moore gestured towards the ground and said 'that's West Ham over there' as if it were somewhere he'd visited once, rather than the scene of so many of his triumphs.
Another piece of hilarity to come out of the 60s, was that despite West Ham having their best ever team then, we finished above them EVERY season during that decade. Yep, a 10-0 rout and humiliation for the boys in claret 'n blue. We also comfortably disposed of them 5-2 on the trophies front as well.
Of all the teams in all the world, beating that lot gives me the most pleasure, and I look forward to more enjoyment on Sunday
Oh fuck off you melt... and Dembele should be nowhere near the start XI.
Fuck me, I'm glad you're not a Spurs fan.If we missed out it would only benefit us.
Suppose we can always finish 7th, lose the cup final and win the EL
Re: This is how we do it: West Ham fans respond to Chelsea video
Postby Marky on Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:55 pm
That fighting cock site is incredible with all the vile spouted.
I shouldn't have looked - but this was amusing
hammers92 wrote:Walking into work and sitting there all smug with the Spurs lot all quiet. We know, they know, football knows that we're starting to become a direct rival to them
And they hate it!
True that. Got some bants texted over to me after their last-gasp leveller. Everyone got the same answer:
'Shows how far both teams have come, for you to celebrate a draw as if it was a victory.'
Obviously they don't know the difference between celebrating as if it was a victory and pissing ourselves laughing.
A direct rival.
At what, I wonder?
Kill them, destroy them, send West Ham back to the dark ages.